Hanging apparatus



March 18, 1924.

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it star JOSEPH E. FUGMAN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

HANGING APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J OSEPH E. FUGMAN. a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of'Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hanging Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to hanging devices suitable for hanging up rugs and the like to dry. It is particularly intended and adapted for hanging rugs to dry in rug cleaning establishments, the rugs being hung up edgewise.

The object of the inventionis to provide an improved device for the purpose indicated, by means of which the rugs can be quickly and easily hung up or let down. The device includes automatically operated hooks which by operation of the hanging ropes can be engaged with or disengaged from suitable fixed hangers secured for example to the ceiling of the drying room.

The invention will be more fully understood from the following description and the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a side view of a rug suspended by means of the device. Fig. 2 is an end view of a number of the rugs so suspended. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of one of the hangers. Fig. 4 is a vertical section thereof showing the hook before being engaged Fig. 5 is a similar view showing the hook engaged. Fig. 6 is a similar view showing the hook in position to be disengaged. Fig. 7 is a side elevation of one of the hooks, with parts removed. Fig. 8 is a detail of a member of the rope clamp.

In the drawings, 1 indicates the hangers as a whole, 2 the hooks engageable therewith, and 3 indicates plain hooks attached to wooden bars 4 to which are tacked the rugs 5 to be suspended. The hooks 2 are connected to ropes 6 which pass over guide pulleys 'i' and may be fixed to a cleat 8 on the wall.

Each hanger 1 comprises a pair of side plates 9 with fingers 10 at the top secured to the ceiling by bolts 11. The side plates are connected by bolts 12 with spacers 13, 14c, and 15 thereon, a pulley 16 being mounted on the spacer 14, over which pulley the rope 6 runs. The lower ends of the side plates 9 are flared outwardly as indicated at 17. The lower bolt 12 and its spacer 15 are so located that the rope 6 bears against the spacer, and. when brought to proper position Application filed-December 7, 1922. Serial No. 605,479.

the hook 2 swings inwardly so as to engage over said bolt as shown in Fig. 5.

The hook 2 hasa bill 18 and a round head 19, the end of the bill 18 being formed with a flat nose 20. The eye 21 in the lower end of the hook is triangular so that when engaged by the hook 3 the hook 2 will be prevented from twisting about its axis. The head of the hook includes a rope clamp comprising a plate 22 connected to the head by a bolt 23, said parts having an annular recess 24: in the adjacent faces to receive the looped end of the rope 6, with ridges 25 to engage the rope and prevent the same from pulling out. One member of the rope clamp has recesses 26 to receive projections 27 on the other member, and a shoulder 28 against which the beveled edge 29 of the member 22 fits, whereby the member 22 is prevented from turning or becoming loose. 30 is a finger pivoted at 31 to the stem of the hook to swing toward and from the nose 20, and this finger has a shoulder 32 to limit its movement.

In use, the hooks 3 are engaged with the hooks 2, and when the rope is hoisted the head 19 will enter between the side plates of the hanger 1 and the hooks will swing to engagement with the spacer 15 and bolt 12, as shown in Fig. 2. To disengage the hooks, the ropes are pulled until the hooks are lifted to the position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 6. When this is done the fingers 30 will ride up over the spacers 15. Then the hooks are lowered slightly, engaging the Fun gers 30 and swinging same up against the nose 20, as shown in full lines in Fig. 6 and the hooks will then ride downwardly clear of the spacer 15 and bolt 12 and may be lowered to disengage the rug, the fingers 30 dropping down to original position.

The device will be found to save considerable time and labor in hanging rugs and similar articles.

I claim:

1. A hanging apparatus comprising a hanger having a cross bolt, a pulley supported by the hanger, a rope running over the pulley, and a hook connected to the rope and adapted to be attached to an article to be hung and to engage the bolt, and provided with means actuated by movement of the hook across the bolt to automatically disengage the same from the bolt.

2. A. hanging apparatus comprising a hanger having a cross bolt, a pulley supported by the hanger, a rope running over the pulley, and a hook connected to the rope and adapted to be attached to an article to be hung and to engage the bolt, and provided with means to automatically disengage the same from the bolt, said means consisting of a finger pivoted to the hook and arranged to swing upwardly against the bill of the hook when operated as described.

3. A hanging apparatus comprising a hanger having a cross belt, a pulley supported by the hanger, a rope running over the pulley, and a hook connected to the rope and adapted to be attached to an article to be hung and to engage the bolt, and provided with means actuated by movement of the hook across the bolt to automatically disengage the same from the bolt, the pulley being located above said bolt and in position to cause the rope and hook to swing toward the bolt.

4. A hanging apparatus comprising a hanger having opposite side plates, a pulley between said plates, a cross bolt between the plates below the pulley, a rope running over the pulley, and a hook connected to the rope and adapted to be attached to the article to be hung, said hook being shaped to enter between the side plates of the hanger and to engage said bolt, and means carried by said hook to disengage the same from the pulley by first raising and then lowering the hook.

5. A hanging apparatus comprising a hanger having opposite side plates, a pulley between said plates, a cross bolt between the plates below the pulley, a rope running over the pulley, and a hook connected to the rope and adapted to be attached to the article to be hung, said hook being shaped to enter between the side plates of the hanger and to engage said bolt, and means carried by said hook to disengage the same from the pulley by first raising and then lowering the hook, said means comprising a finger pivoted to the hook and arranged to swing across the mouth of the hook.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signa ture in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH E. FUGMAN. Witnesses:

JOHN A. BOMMHARDT, BESSIE F. POLLOK. 

